<p>Patrick Kane dialed back the clock with a vintage performance on Sunday night. He had a hat trick halfway through the game and finished with four points. Once again the Leafs struggled against one of the worst teams in the league. Below are the highlights from the game.</p>
<p>Ilya Samsonov kept the game scoreless in the first stretching out to make the pad save&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">tough save for Samsonov through traffic off the turnover <a href="https://t.co/pii76SUkrJ">pic.twitter.com/pii76SUkrJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627448420565745666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Blackhawks opened up the scoring midway through the period. Samsonov got caught deep in his net and Patrick Kane ripped a wrist shot past him on the glove side&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Patrick Kane with his twelfth of the year 🎯 <a href="https://t.co/zgVvWlSujW">pic.twitter.com/zgVvWlSujW</a></p>
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<p>John Tavares tied it up a few minutes later with a powerplay goal. He redirected the Morgan Rielly pass to make it 1-1. Rielly picked up his 400th career point on the play&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">JOHNNY TORONTO!! 🗣 <a href="https://t.co/WLD08LkvHy">pic.twitter.com/WLD08LkvHy</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627452149079891969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Leafs nearly took the lead early in the second frame. William Nylander made a beauty stretch pass to send Michael Bunting in on a breakaway. Jaxson Stauber shut the door&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">what a pass from Nylander to Bunting <a href="https://t.co/8PbP6neXkP">pic.twitter.com/8PbP6neXkP</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627459880041779201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Eight minutes into the second Kane scored his second of the game outwaiting Samsonov and sliding it five hole to make it 2-1 Blackhawks&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Four goals in two games. Is that good? <a href="https://t.co/ZHtoOnH9Do">pic.twitter.com/ZHtoOnH9Do</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1627462863286636544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Shortly after his second goal, Kane picked up the hat trick. He banked the puck off Samsonov and just  across the goal line from behind the net. It was called no-goal on the ice but after a quick review the play was overturned&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hat-rick Kane has arrived. <a href="https://t.co/Uz7Yfj4QjJ">pic.twitter.com/Uz7Yfj4QjJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1627464434800029696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Noel Acciari brought the Leafs within one late in the period. David Kampf set him up by batting the puck out of the air with his glove and making a one handed pass for Acciari&#8217;s first goal as a Leaf. 3-2&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">COOKIE&#39;S FIRST AS A LEAF! 🍪 <a href="https://t.co/Edn7G68Sbt">pic.twitter.com/Edn7G68Sbt</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627468124420448256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Toronto tied it up in the third with one of the team&#8217;s nicest goals of the year. Rielly set up Mitch Marner with the bank pass off the end boards. Marner tucked home his 20th of the year. 3-3&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">SET PLAY MAGIC 🪄 <a href="https://t.co/3SWX5CK3oX">pic.twitter.com/3SWX5CK3oX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627477090886107136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Cole Guttman put the Hawks back on top with his first career goal. He jumped on the puck in the defensive zone, flew down wing and wired a gorgeous shot blocker side to make it 4-3&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">That first goal feeling with Cole Guttman. 🤩🚨</p>
<p>Guttman nets his first with the <a href="https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NHLBlackhawks</a> in his third NHL game.</p>
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<p>&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1627483894164426754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Max Domi was looking for an insurance marker late in the third but Samsonov made a huge save to keep the Leafs in it&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">huge save on Domi from Samsonov <a href="https://t.co/VuiEou9QDm">pic.twitter.com/VuiEou9QDm</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627480288170283010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>It just wasn&#8217;t the Leafs night. Kane picked up his fourth point of the game assisting on Domi&#8217;s empty net goal. 5-3 Hawks final. Do we see one of these guys in a Leafs sweater before the trade deadline?</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">they didn&#39;t stop the second </p>
<p>Max Domi gets the empty-netter <a href="https://t.co/CaAZtiQr1Q">pic.twitter.com/CaAZtiQr1Q</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627482501416361984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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Patrick Kane dialed back the clock with a vintage performance on Sunday night. He had a hat trick halfway through the game and finished with four points. Once again the Leafs struggled against one of the worst teams in the league. Below are the highlights from the game.

Ilya Samsonov kept the game scoreless in the first stretching out to make the pad save...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627448420565745666

The Blackhawks opened up the scoring midway through the period. Samsonov got caught deep in his net and Patrick Kane ripped a wrist shot past him on the glove side...

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1627450735859212289

John Tavares tied it up a few minutes later with a powerplay goal. He redirected the Morgan Rielly pass to make it 1-1. Rielly picked up his 400th career point on the play...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627452149079891969

The Leafs nearly took the lead early in the second frame. William Nylander made a beauty stretch pass to send Michael Bunting in on a breakaway. Jaxson Stauber shut the door...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627459880041779201

Eight minutes into the second Kane scored his second of the game outwaiting Samsonov and sliding it five hole to make it 2-1 Blackhawks...

https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1627462863286636544

Shortly after his second goal, Kane picked up the hat trick. He banked the puck off Samsonov and just  across the goal line from behind the net. It was called no-goal on the ice but after a quick review the play was overturned...

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1627464434800029696

Noel Acciari brought the Leafs within one late in the period. David Kampf set him up by batting the puck out of the air with his glove and making a one handed pass for Acciari's first goal as a Leaf. 3-2...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627468124420448256

Toronto tied it up in the third with one of the team's nicest goals of the year. Rielly set up Mitch Marner with the bank pass off the end boards. Marner tucked home his 20th of the year. 3-3...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1627477090886107136

Cole Guttman put the Hawks back on top with his first career goal. He jumped on the puck in the defensive zone, flew down wing and wired a gorgeous shot blocker side to make it 4-3...

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1627483894164426754

Max Domi was looking for an insurance marker late in the third but Samsonov made a huge save to keep the Leafs in it...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627480288170283010

It just wasn't the Leafs night. Kane picked up his fourth point of the game assisting on Domi's empty net goal. 5-3 Hawks final. Do we see one of these guys in a Leafs sweater before the trade deadline?

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1627482501416361984

Kane auditions for a spot on a contender. Hawks beat Leafs 5-3: Game Highlights

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